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Studies awarded for the Georgian Internet team tournament 2012.
[Event "1.p Georgian Internet TT"] [Site ""] [Date "2012"] [Round ""] [White "Oleg Pervakov"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "B6k/1R4R1/5r2/6Kp/6P1/4p3/4ppp1/5q2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "39"] [EventDate "2012"] 1. Rge7 $3 (1. Rh7+ $2 Kg8 2. Rbg7+ Kf8 3. Bd5 Rf5+ $1 4. Kg6 (4. Kxf5 $2 Qb1+ $19) (4. gxf5 $2 g1=Q+ $19) 4... Rf6+ $1 5. Kg5 (5. Kxf6 $2 Qa1+ $19) 5... Rf5+ $11) ({Thematic try} 1. Rgc7 $6 Rf5+ $1 2. gxf5 (2. Kxf5 $2 Qb1+ 3. Rxb1 f1=Q+ $19) 2... g1=Q+ 3. Kh6 Qg5+ $3 4. Kxg5 Qg2+ 5. Kh6 Qg8 6. Rh7+ (6. f6 Qf8+ 7. Kg6 Qe8+ $1 $11) 6... Qxh7+ 7. Rxh7+ Kg8 8. Bd5+ Kf8 9. f6 Ke8 $1 10. Be6 Kd8 11. Rd7+ Kc8 12. f7 f1=Q $1 $11) 1... Rf5+ $1 2. gxf5 (2. Kxf5 $2 Qb1+ 3. Rxb1 f1=Q+ $19) (2. Kg6 Rf6+ 3. Kxf6 $2 Qa1+ $19) 2... g1=Q+ 3. Kh6 Qg5+ $3 { It is necessary to release f1-square!} (3... Qg8 4. Rh7+ Qxh7+ 5. Rxh7+ Kg8 6. Bd5+ Kf8 7. f6 Ke8 8. Be6 Kd8 9. Rd7+ Kc8 10. f7 $18) 4. Kxg5 Qg2+ 5. Kh6 Qg8 $1 (5... Qc6+ 6. Re6 Qc8 7. Rh7+ Kg8 8. Rg6+ Kf8 9. Bd5 $18) 6. Re8 $3 (6. Rh7+ $6 {goes to thematic try (see the first move!)}) (6. f6 $2 Qf8+ 7. Kg6 Qxf6+ $1 8. Kxf6 f1=Q+ 9. Ke5 Qf8 $11) 6... Qxe8 (6... f1=Q 7. Rh7#) 7. Rh7+ Kg8 8. Bd5+ Kf8 9. f6 {Now e8-square is occupied by black queen!} Qg6+ $1 10. Kxg6 { Now e8-square again is empty, but white king on g6, not on h6!} Ke8 11. Be6 Kd8 12. Rd7+ Kc8 13. f7 $1 (13. Re7+ Kd8 14. f7 $2 Kxe7 $19) 13... f1=Q 14. Re7+ Kd8 (14... Kb8 15. Bf5 $1 Qg2+ 16. Kh7 $1 $18) 15. Re8+ Kc7 16. Bf5 $1 { Now, when white king on g6, this decisive move is possible} (16. Rc8+ $2 Kb7 17. Bf5 e1=Q 18. f8=Q Qg3+ 19. Kh7 Qe5 $11) 16... e1=Q (16... Qg2+ 17. Kh7 $1 $18) (16... Qxf5+ 17. Kxf5 e1=Q 18. f8=Q Qf2+ 19. Kg6 Qg2+ 20. Kh7 Qc2+ 21. Kh8 Qb2+ 22. Qg7+ $18) 17. f8=Q Qg3+ 18. Kh7 $1 Qd6 19. Rc8+ Kb7 20. Be4+ $18 1-0
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[Event "2.p Georgian Internet TT"] [Site ""] [Date "2012"] [Round ""] [White "Evgeny Kopylov & Oleg Pervakov, After Wotawa"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3R2R1/3K1Ppb/3b1kpp/8/5pP1/q2N2B1/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2012"] 1. f8=Q+ (1. f8=R+ $2 Kg5 $1 $19) (1. Bxf4 $2 Qxd3 2. Bxd6 Qb5+ $11) (1. Bh4+ $2 Kxf7 $19) 1... Bxf8 2. Bh4+ $1 (2. Rgxf8+ Kg5 3. Bxf4+ Kxg4 4. Ne5+ Kh5 $11) 2... Kf7 (2... g5 3. Rgxf8+ Kg6 4. Ne5#) 3. Rdxf8+ $1 {Logical chose} ({ Thematic try} 3. Rgxf8+ $6 Qxf8 4. Ne5+ Kg8 5. Rxf8+ Kxf8 6. Be7+ Kg8 { Now h8 - is empty!} 7. g5 hxg5 $11) 3... Qxf8 4. Rh8 $3 { The move of Wotawa! But in his study on f8 - rook, not queen.} (4. Rxf8+ $6 { goes to thematic try, see the previous move}) 4... Qxh8 (4... g5 5. Ne5+ Kf6 6. Rxf8+ Kxe5 7. Be1 Bg6 8. Ke7 Ke4 9. Rh8 Kf3 10. Kf8 Kxg4 11. Kxg7 Be4 12. Kxh6 $18) 5. Ne5+ Kf8 (5... Kg8 6. g5 Kf8 7. Bf2 hxg5 8. Bc5+ Kg8 9. Ke8 $18) 6. Be7+ Kg8 {Now on h8 - black queen!} 7. g5 $1 f3 ({Or} 7... hxg5 8. Ke8 g4 9. Bg5 $1 g3 10. Nc6 g2 11. Ne7#) 8. Bc5 $1 f2 9. Bxf2 hxg5 10. Ke8 g4 11. Nc6 g5 12. Ne7# 1-0
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[Event "1.hm Georgian Internet TT"] [Site ""] [Date "2012"] [Round ""] [White "Richard Becker"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3q4/8/p6p/8/8/3B3Q/8/2k1K3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "49"] [EventDate "2011"] 1. Qe3+ $1 ({Thematic try} 1. Qxh6+ $2 Kb2 2. Qd2+ Ka3 3. Qc3+ Ka4 {(Ka2)} 4. Qc4+ Ka3 5. Qxa6+ (5. Qc5+ Ka2 {(Kb3)} 6. Bc4+ Kb2 {(Kb1)} 7. Qb4+ Kc1 8. Be2 a5 $1 {=}) 5... Kb2 6. Qb5+ Ka3 7. Qc5+ Ka2 {(Kb3)} 8. Bc4+ Kb2 {(Kb1)} 9. Qb4+ Kc1 10. Qa3+ Kc2 11. Qa2+ Kc1 12. Qa3+ Kc2 13. Qb3+ Kc1 14. Qc3+ Kb1 15. Bd3+ Ka2 16. Bc4+ Kb1 17. Qb4+ Kc1 18. Be2 Qd1+ $1 19. Bxd1 {stalemate}) 1... Kb2 2. Qd2+ Ka3 3. Qc3+ {(Qc1+)} Ka4 4. Qc4+ Ka3 5. Qxa6+ Kb2 6. Qb5+ Ka3 7. Qc5+ Ka2 8. Bc4+ Kb2 9. Qb4+ Kc1 10. Be2 $1 h5 (10... Kc2 11. Bf3 $1 {+-}) (10... Qd5 11. Qc3+ Kb1 12. Bd3+ Ka2 13. Bc4+ {+-}) (10... Qd7 11. Qc3+ Kb1 12. Bd3+ Ka2 13. Bc4+ Kb1 14. Qa3 Kc2 15. Bb3+ {+-}) 11. Qc3+ Kb1 12. Qb3+ Kc1 13. Qb4 h4 14. Qc3+ Kb1 15. Bd3+ Ka2 16. Qc2+ {(Qc4+)} Ka3 17. Qc5+ Ka2 18. Bc4+ Kb1 ( 18... Kb2 19. Bd5 Qf6 20. Qb4+ {etc.}) 19. Bd5 $1 Qf6 (19... Qe8+ 20. Kd2 {+-}) (19... Qb8 20. Kd1 Qb2 21. Be6 {(Bf7)} h3 22. Qf5+ Ka1 23. Qa5+ Kb1 24. Bf5+ { +-}) 20. Be4+ Ka2 (20... Kb2 21. Qb4+ {etc.}) 21. Qa5+ Kb3 (21... Kb2 22. Qb4+ Ka2 23. Bd5+ {+-}) 22. Bd5+ Kb2 23. Qa2+ {(Qb4+)} Kc1 24. Qd2+ Kb1 25. Be4+ {+- } 1-0
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[Event "2.hm Georgian Internet TT"] [Site ""] [Date "2012"] [Round ""] [White "Petromir Panayotov"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/3K3p/n1PpB2P/2p3p1/4k3/1N3b2/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "35"] [EventDate "2012"] 1. Nd2+ Kf4 2. Nxf3 Nb8+ (2... Kxf3 3. Bf5 Nb8+ 4. Kxd6 Nxc6 5. Bxh7 $1 (5. Kxc6 $2 Kf4 6. Bxh7 Ke5 7. Kd7 (7. Kxc5 Kf6 8. Be4 Kf7 9. Bh7 Kf6 10. Kd4 g4 11. Be4 Kf7 12. Bh7 Kf6 $11) 7... g4 8. Bd3 Kf6 9. Ke8 g3 10. Kf8 g2 11. h7 g1=Q 12. h8=Q+ Ke6 13. Qh3+ Kd6 $11) 5... Kf4 6. Bg6 (6. Kxc6 $2 Ke5 $11) 6... Ne5 7. Be8 $18) 3. Kc7 $1 ({Thematic try:} 3. Kxd6 $2 Nxc6 4. Kxc6 (4. Bg8 g4 $1 5. Bxh7 (5. Ng1 Nd4 6. Bxh7 Kg5 $11) 5... gxf3 6. Bd3 Ne5 7. h7 c4 8. Ke6 Nxd3 9. h8=Q f2 10. Qh3 Ke4 $11) 4... Kxf3 5. Bf5 Kf4 6. Bxh7 Ke5 7. Kd7 g4 8. Bc2 Kf6 9. Ke8 g3 10. Kf8 g2 11. h7 g1=Q 12. h8=Q+ Ke6 13. Qh3+ Kd6 $11 { due to the absence of previously captured pd6.}) 3... Nxc6 4. Kxc6 Kxf3 5. Bf5 $1 (5. Bg8 $2 Kg4 6. Bxh7 Kh5 $11) 5... Kf4 6. Bxh7 Ke5 7. Kd7 $1 g4 8. Bc2 $1 Kf6 9. Ke8 g3 10. Kf8 g2 11. h7 g1=Q 12. h8=Q+ Ke6 (12... Kg5 13. Qg7+ $18) 13. Qh3+ Kd5 14. Qf3+ Kc4 15. Qb3+ Kd4 16. Qd3+ Ke5 17. Qe4+ Kf6 18. Qf5# ({ MM: Mattdual} 18. Qe7#) (18. Qf4+ Ke6 19. Qf5#) 1-0
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[Event "3.hm Georgian Internet TT"] [Site ""] [Date "2012"] [Round ""] [White "Pavel Arestov"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2B5/pR6/p7/n3K3/8/4p3/2k5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "2012"] 1. Rc6+ Kd1 $1 (1... Kd2 2. Bxa5+ $18) (1... Nc3+ 2. Rxc3+ Kd2 3. Bxa5 ({ MM dual} 3. Rd3+) (3. Re3) 3... e1=Q+ 4. Re3+ $18) 2. Bg3 $1 ({Thematic try} 2. Bxa5 $2 e1=Q+ 3. Bxe1 Kxe1 4. Kd3 Kd1 $1 5. Rc2 a5 $1 {(without bPa6)} 6. Rc6 ( 6. Ra2 Nc5+ $11) 6... Nb2+ 7. Kc3 Kc1 $11) 2... e1=Q+ 3. Bxe1 Kxe1 4. Kd3 $1 Kd1 (4... Nb2+ 5. Kc2 Nd1 (5... Na4 6. Kb3) 6. Re6+ $18) 5. Rc2 $1 { zz btm (with bPa5)} Ke1 (5... Nb6 6. Rb2 Nd5 7. Rb1#) 6. Rc1+ Kf2 7. Rc6 $1 Nb2+ 8. Kc2 (8. Kc3 $2 Nd1+ 9. Kd2 Nb2 10. Kc2 {loss of time}) 8... Na4 9. Kb3 $18 1-0
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[Event ".c Georgian Internet TT"] [Site ""] [Date "2012"] [Round ""] [White "Alain Pallier"] [Black ""] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1N6/8/p4p2/p3pK2/3pP2p/P4P1p/P1pN3P/3k1B2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "29"] [EventDate "2012"] 1. Nb3 a4 2. Nc1 $1 Kxc1 3. Bd3 Kd2 4. Bxc2 Kxc2 5. Nc6 $3 (5. Nxa6 $2 d3 $1 ({ transposition} 5... Kc3 6. Nc5 d3 7. Nxd3 Kxd3 {etc}) 6. Nb4+ Kc3 7. Nxd3 Kxd3 8. Kxf6 Ke3 $1 (8... Kd4 9. Ke6 Ke3 10. Kxe5 Kxf3 {loss of time by Black} ( 10... Kf2 11. Kd4 Kg2 12. Ke3 Kxh2 13. Kf2 Kh1 14. e5 h2 15. e6 h3 16. e7 { stalemate, but Black loss of time})) 9. Kxe5 Kxf3 10. Kd4 Kg2 11. Ke3 Kxh2 12. Kf2 Kh1 13. e5 h2 14. e6 h3 15. e7 {stalemate}) 5... d3 (5... Kb2 6. Kxf6 Kxa3 7. Nxe5 Kxa2 8. Nd3 Kb3 9. e5 a3 10. e6 {<eg>} Kc3 11. Nf4 a2 12. e7 a1=Q 13. e8=Q a5 14. Ne2+ Kd2 15. Qe5 a4 16. Nxd4 Qc3 17. Qe2+ Kc1 18. Ke5 a3 19. Ke4 $18) (5... a5 6. Kxf6 $18) 6. Nb4+ Kc3 7. Nxd3 (7. Nd5+ $2 Kd4 $19) 7... Kxd3 8. Kxf6 Ke3 9. Kxe5 Kxf3 10. Kd4 $1 Kg2 11. Ke3 $1 (11. e5 $2 Kxh2 $11) 11... Kxh2 12. Kf2 Kh1 13. e5 h2 14. e6 h3 15. e7 {and White wins, thanks to a6 pawn} 1-0
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